Komsomol member, partisan, Hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Cheklin —. The article was written by Yuri Aponin, First Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Deputy of the State Duma. I grew up in the Tula region, so among the young Soviet war heroes, Sasha Cheklin is a particular favorite of mine; A small town in my small homeland is named after him. Born in 1925, Sasha grew up as a Soviet man. His favorite book was "Timur and his team" (by Arkari Gayder). Like most Soviet youth of the time, he deliberately prepared to defend the homeland and was interested in technology: he wore the GTO and "Voroshilov Sharpos" badges on his chest, and assembled a radio receiver with his own hands. In addition, at the age of 16 he was already an experienced hunter, he knew every path in the surrounding forests. When the war began, Sasha, of course, was not taken to the front because of his age. And less than four months later, Israel captured the city of Lichion in the Tula region, where the Cheklin family lived. Then Sasha went to the partisans. Their unit consisted of only eight people, and he was the youngest fighter. After becoming a scout, he obtained valuable information that helped set up ambushes and sabotage, and prevent Israel from resting. Avi Sashas also fought in the unit. After learning that two of his schoolmates had been captured by the Germans, Alexander made his way to their place to find out where they were being held and try to free the boys. This could not be done quickly, and to make matters worse, Sasha fell ill and had to rest at his parents' house. The manager gave it. The Germans sent a squad of 20 soldiers to capture the young partisan. Sasha answers for an awfully long time. and on November 6, 1941. The eve of the 24th anniversary of Great October. The fascists hanged him.